Schools rarely teach climate change outside of science class. Teachers are changing that.

There's a pretty good chance you remember all of those early, iconic lessons learned in school, from the fetching utility of Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally to the way your mind was quietly blown with the realization that the green light in The Great Gatsby might be more than just something at the end of a dock.  But what's the likelihood of that early, iconic lesson being about climate change, a looming global catastrophe that will have devastating consequences without radical, immediate (and thus unprecedented) action?  NEXT STORY: Somewhat slim, considering that, at present, there’s no unified climate curriculum for K-12 science education in the United States, as Glenn Branch, deputy director at the National Center for Science Education, an organization that advocates for an accurate science education, points out. As Branch explains, this means many students emerge from high school with a hazy — or, maybe even nonexistent — grasp on long-established climate science.  Read more...More about Social Good, Climate Change, Schools, Climate Crisis, and Climate Curriculum